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SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1S3S. FOR THE PRIMITIVE BATTIST. To the Voters of Edgecombe. The writer of this does not seek or de sire any office, neither could you bestow upon him any, which he would occupy; but he would offer for your consideration a few hints, on the repealing of a law which, he has no doubt the majority of you view as injurious to your best interests: viz. the law requiring you to be brought to the polls to elect Clerks of the County and Superior Courts, Sheriffs and Constables. Did you ever desire it? If so, has the new system been more convenient, or ben eficial, than the old mode? It has now been in operation long euough for test and every fact speaks more and more against it. Common sense tearhes us to recede from errors which creep into our domestic and social habits, and why not cast off those which insinuate themselves into the body politic. The time is near at hand when you wil assemble for the purpose of electing your Representatives to the Legislature: you will have an opportunity to consult freely with your candidates and they with you let this be a leading topic, that your Uep resentatives in the next Legislature may know how to act in accordance to the will of the majority. Any Representative from any county in tlve State who will have the boldness to move the repeal of this law, will certainly deserve and ultimately obtain the gratitude of the people, notwithstanding some few testless, fault-finding, would-be-wise politi cians, might lay hold of it as a subject, to excite prejudice, but the writer will as sist, his object is only to offer hints, that the voters may come to a cool n flection on the subject, when facts will present them selves. A VOTER. G7We are indebted to the Hon. Edw. Stanly for a copy of the Report of the Committee on foreign affiiis, on the arbi tration of national disputes. The ill fated Pulaski From several sources, (mostly from the Wilmington Ad vertiser) we glean the following particulars respecting the destruction of this ill-fated steamboat. The Pulaski.' C.tnt Dubois. left Charleston on the 14th inst. for Balti more, with a crew of 37 persons, and about 150 passengers, of whom about 50 were la dies, together with a number of children. At about II o'clock, on the same night, while off the coast of North Carolina, a-1 bout 30 miles from land, weather mode rate and night dark, an explosion took place and in about 15 minutes thereafter the boat separated, the forward part of the boat sunk about 10 feet when the hull left her, and her upper deck rose to the sur face 18 men remaining on it. A great many having beeu killed or drowned by the temporary sinking of the forward deck. At about half past twelve, the promenade deck fell off, leaving the stern of the boat uncovered, which without sinking drifted off, with many people on it, plainly visible to those on the forward deck. In the in terim the boats had been gotten out, one of which being dry immediately sunk, and in the other two 21 persons were taken. At hall past twelve the boats left the wreck and on attempting to land, 5 of those in them were drowned. On Saturday, those on the forward deck picked up 5 persons on a small deck, and on Tuesday at 10 A. W. those on the forward deck were, after suffering incredible hardships, picked up by the Capt. Eli Davis, of the schr. Henry Lamerdon, of Philadelphia, who not only aided them, but at their request went in search of another part of the wreck, and picked up seven persons more, swelling the number to 30. Capt. Davis bore away immediately tor Wilmington, where he ar rived about 7 o'clock p. on Tues day, and were the sufferers were hospita bly entertained by the citizens. It was subsequently ascertained that 13 more were saved, among them Mr. Lamar owner of the Pulaski. They reached -1 TVT D! ft T biiurc near mew ixivci imei. uir, Lamar and several others came ashore in a boat the others on fragments of the wreck. So far as ascertained, only 59 souls in all. have esraned a waterv crave 6 ol , 1 - ,r VJ whom are females. Those taken from the wreck had been exposed near five days, without water or food and half clad to a burning sun. Du ring this time they saw 10 of their compa nions perish at their feet and the day of their deliverance had been fixed on as the latal day to select by lot a victim to appease the cravinsrs of huntrer! Some were deli- rious when brought to land. The Captain was killed where he slept by the wheelhouse. We observe, with the most profound re cret. amoncr the missiuc. the name ol Judge John A. Cameron, of Florida, for merly Editor of the Fayetteville Journal and brother to the Hon. Duncan Cameron of Raleigh. Some of the persons rescued charge the accident as the result of gross negligence the blow-cock had been left open, and the boilers emnticd and hotthe frighten- ed Engineer suddenly filled them with wa ter, and the explosion was the immediate result. Passengers ivho hft Charleston. Mrs Nightingale and servant, Mrs Frazcr and child, Mrs Wilkinsand child, Mrs Mackay, child and servant, Mrs Wagner, child and servant, Miss A Parkman, Miss C Parkroan, Miss T Parkraan, Mrs Hutchinson, two children and servant, Mrs Lamar, Miss R Laruar, Miss M Lamar, Miss R J Lamar, Miss E Lamar, Mis C Lamar, Mrs Dun ham, Mrs Gumming and servant, Mrs Stewart and servant, Mrs Ward, Mrs Taylor, Mrs Philips Mrs Oroillc, Mrs Williamson, Mrs Wagner, child and servant, Miss Drayton, Mrs Pringle and child Mrs Murray, Miss Murray, Mrs Britt, Miss He aid, MrsRutledge, Miss Rutledge, Mrs II S Ball nurse aad child, Mrs Tranier, Mrs Longworth Mrs Edings and child, Miss MikelUMrs Coy and child. Miss Clark, Mrs U r braiih, Mrs i bmith Mrs Gregorie, Mrs Davis, Mrs Hubbard, Mrs Mer ritt, Miss Greenwood, Rev Mp Murray, Gen J Hamilton, Gen Heath, Col Hudson, Col Dunham Rev E Crofts, Dr Cumming, Dr Ase, Dr Stewart Dr vvilkins, Messrs J Goddard, J Nathans, I'nn gle, Ratledge,. H S Ball, G VV Coy, T Whalcy W Whaley, O Gregorie, N Smith, B F Smith, G Y Davis, K D Walker, G W James, Hubbard Maj Twiggs, Janse, Bennett, Clifton, Merritt Greenwood, Inage, Rochester, Judge Cameron Evans, Freeman, T Clark, J Asken, M'Alister S B Parkman, G B Lamar, C Lamar, W Lamar T Lamar, R Hutchinson, R Brower, S Livermore II W Foster, II Eldridgc, C Ward, G Hunting ton, J II Cooper, H B Nichols, L Bird, A Lov joy, W IV Foster, J L Wart, IV A Stewart, A Hamilton, S Miller, IV C N Swift, R TV Pooler R IV Pooler, jii A Burns, II N Carter, R Sea brook, J Seabrook, S Keith, Eddings, T C Row and, F M'Kac, Longworth, and Master Murray. Persons saved. In tlie boats Mrs Nightengale, servant and child, Mrs Iraser and child, Messrsi J H Cooper R IV Pooler, R JV Pooler, jr. Wm Uobertson, E L Barney, N C Solomon, S Hibbert 1st mate, W C N Swift, Z A Zeuchtenberg, C B Tappan, G west, B Brown. The 30 saved on the wreck were Messrs A Lovrjoy, Maj Heath, Maj Twiggs and son, E w Innis, Greenwood, O Gregorie, Mrs N Smith, Miss K Lamar, C Lamar, R Seabrook Masters T and w whaley, (2) R Hutchinson, Hamilton, Capt Pearson, Edingg, C ward. Chick en 1st Engineer, E Joseph, C w Clifton, D walk er, T Downing, w Freeman, Burns, J Cape, fire man. Ut the 1 J saved at New Inlet, the names the following only are known: Messrs S Bryley O Gallagher, A Stevens, G B Lamar, G Y Davis, R S Hubbard, II Eldridge, Bennett, Lieut Thorn ton, B w Fosdick, Merritt. hprA such note ori over notes are payable, and the payment snan be refused, the said note or notes mm" Hmw interest, at the rate of twelve per cent. annum, from the time of said demand, uer nd the said bank shall pay the same any aw to the contrary notwithstanding in sa fetv: that we might be wiihinlihe law as it nor; stands, Ktgro sJ j - ....-lorKv aim are liuusc Servants arc in t, . Uf bounds, the ILif was sounueu ... d. and 1C feet were the least that coum paicu .v ""b"-;-",, out Ued j Raleigh Standard. Internal Improvement Convention. i'he proposition to hold a State Internal, niorovemeni voiivcuiiuii i viksihuwi on the 4th of July has received the appro bation of several of our editorial brethren in different sections of the State. Cut there is not that leal manifested generally which we expected from the editorial corps, who are set up as public monitors, and should always be toremost in spread ing information and forwarding measures calculated to promote the public good. We desire to see the btate represented in the Convention, as it is designed to pro mote her agricultural and commercial in terests. Let there be no division among us in accomplishing this roost important and desirable object no pulling this way, and that way, by this interest, by and that interest but a "long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all together." jlortrt uarotma oiar. is been lor many yc.us Bunju -o-i . ui ;sja. o 71 feet water according From France or the Continent ge,)Cr' , wind, seasons, &c. The ly, there is nothing of special m?mf" he uavication by the Ge- There is little or no change in tiler Episcopal Convention. The Episcopal Convention lately held at I'lttsborougti is s iid to have been the most interesting ever held in the State. There were 16 clergy men out of 24 in the Diocess, and IS lay delegates, present, ft appeared, on com paring notes, that additions to the commu nion have been unusually large tiie past year. There are 5 candidates for Holy Orders. The prospects ol the Episcopal School in this City were represented to b decidedlv encouraging. It is expected to commence the next term with such an ac cession to the number of us students as will enable it to do more than merely sus tain itself. The next Convention will be held at Wilmington, 3rd Wednesday of .May, 1839 Microcosm. The Northern Frontier. The "patri ots" have broke loose again, and the re port is that they have made another rally on their own soil, having lormed a camp in "long Swamp" (an extensive marsh, ly ing between Grand island and Chippewa Cheek) where they are now fortifying themselves. The nucleus of this force was lormed by refugees who crossed over from the U. States in parties of 20 or 30 at a time, so as to elude British vigilance, but volunteers are said to be Hocking in to them from all quarters. Their force is re ported at about 400. An express had been sent to Toronto for a force to extir pate ihem,. Norfolk Her. . . i i i t a t c i r m in i fin i ii in rt. . found at nB . v . . r , innpr. Tl.i. r . .'" which has been the princ.pa., am n u. - .r.T1' the lime, the only channel used commuo.- - y at 0l,ce. call " between Pamlico sound and the Prince I alleyrand, so long U inlet for the last 50 years or more, i u owe b . a(1 cood now as it has been lor many years guer, u. , ,Ul affording Irom i to m rhanires ol the v C ..ivirrtttnil IV llie Ue- 1IICICI3 imiv ui i"i'ue in t l.o P eral Government alluded to in this report, ton Market; previous prices arc has never, in any way, interfered with the maintained, foiflt nr the channels used prior to the com- r -I,, iliu nrtprnlioos . Tttorehnrtr Afarkp.t. .Titnr Ot r mericemeni 01 uic "um, wrw.. b tl.. d distinct, in rents Flour. SI 25 to 7 7S .n ' lHVP llffll CIIIII CI V v.. - T V,a, the nearest approach to the Inlet was the (wholesale,) 3 50 to 3 75 nacot5 re commencement of a jutty or break water Kound,) 11 to I li cts. Int. ' at least 3 miles from the Uar, whicli, rrom camp rause unknown to us, was auanuon jyiortoue .varcei, June zo lj..Unn ed, afteF being in part washed away by the l0 9i cents; Corn, 73 to 75 -cents; LaJ, gates of last fall alluded to in tne report, dun, b to y cents. uer. had no effect on the bar, or any other part of the navigation, to our knowl- Washington Market, Jane 2G.--Turr,en. ed"e, as to making the water shallow or line, new dip, $2,50; Old $1,90; $Cr2 deep. We are of opinion that Ocracoke l 00. Tar, $1 75. Whig. Vt bar, and Swashes connected with it, are as good now as they have been lor llie last 50 vears: nor do we believe in the asser tion that it is any more likely to fill up now, than it was a century ago. More than 50 vessels drawing from 10, 11, 12 and some 13 feet water have crossed the I3ar in the last six months, and hundreds drawing a less draft, and not one accident has happened. We have no hesitation in saying, that more vessels have passed through the Inlet the past year, than any previous year since our recollection the West India trade has doubled. We have no wish or disposition to oppose any im provement that may be attempted at Core Sound. We must However in justice 10 the public say, we have no faith in any permanent improvement at tiarbour Island Bar, the onlv communication Irom ramli- co to Core sound, it being a moving sand narrow, and surrounded with sand-shoals of from 1 to 3 feet for miles; at present there is about 55 feet water at common tides. We think quite likely that a chan nel of about 6 feet, perhaps to 7 feet, may be made through Core sound by dredging, which would admit of steam boats passing, CANDIDATES. Election on Thursday, 26lli Jul)' nest. ig 9"" GENERAL ASSEMBLY. EDGECOMBE COU25TY. For the Senate. House of Commons. James George. William S. Baker. (?The nomination of James K. Pauld ing, to be Secretary of the Navy, vice M. Dickerson, resigned, was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday. On the same day, also, was confirmed the nomination of John It. Livingston, to be Navy Agent for the port of New York, rice J. K. Paulding. Nat. Int. CONGRESS. In the Senate, on the 20th inst. the bill for abolishing imprisonment for debt was passed by a vote of 36 to 4. In the House of Representatives, on Monday last, Hie sub-treasury bill was re jected 111 to 125. The President has transmitted to the House a message relative to the troubles on the Canadian frontier. The House has fixed on the Oih July as the day for adjournment and it was sup posed the beuale would concur. Army Movements. The head quarters of Maj. Gen. Macomb, who will take com maud of all the forces on the Northern Frontier will be at Sackelt's Harbor. The War Department has directed two steamboats lo be chartered one for Lake Erie and the other for Lake Onlorio to be armed and manned for the purpose of preserving the peace of the frontier. The Army and Navy Chronicle adds that in consequence of the scarcity of ofli cers, the Cadets of the graduating class at West Point will be detained until they can be assigned to the several regiments and corps in the Army, with the view of imme diately placing them on active duty in the field. Smithsonian Legacy. It is stated that the Smithsonian legary, which formed the subject of Mr. Rush's mission to England, las been paid over to that functionary, and that he will shortly return with the money, about $500,000, with which college build ings will be erected and professors en dowed in Washington. State Bank Notes. We learn that there is some misunderstanding in regard to the issue of small notes by the Bank of the State. This institution is allowed, by the 31st section of its charter, to issue notes of as low a denomination as three dollars. but the directors never availed themselves of the privilege till the late suspension, be cause by doing so the U. S. Deposites could not have been received. We also learn that the penalties for sus pension of specie payments are not gene rally understood. The 29th section will illustrate this poiut, whicli is as follows: "Be it further enacted, That if any per son or persons holding any note or notes of said bank, shall present the same for pay ment at the principal bank, or either of its 3IARRIED, In this place, on Thursday evening la;; and small coasting vessels, witti a leaoing ny ReV fmos J. Hattle, Mr. SmmonsE wind, drawing not over 6J lect water. U e Parker, tn Miss Emilu MatthewsonAwA, deem it entirely impracticable 10 auempi ler o- yfm Nathan .Alatthewsnu, dee d. making a beating c hannel. As lo the im mense commerce that passes through O racoke Inlet ever finding its way through Harbour Island 3ir, Core Sound, and out at Beaufort Bar, by any artificial improve ment, we do not believe. Nor are we ap prehensive of Ocracoke Inlet being filled up, until the Neuse, Trent, lar, and all the rivers and sounds in the northern counties of our Stale cease to flow. Should such a revolution in Nature take place, where would Harbour Island Bar and Core Sound be? (Signed,) In Greene county on the 20ih inst. in the prime of life after a severe illness about seven or eight days, Susan, wife i( Mr. James R. Broome. The dece.su has left a kind husband and tlrre small Thomas Robinson, Anson Gaskill, Ben- children to mourn the loss of a tender and jamin Robinson, Josephus Wallace, Otway aft'ectionate wife and mother. Herlo?i$ liurns. Josenh tiractr. mchard lrar. much regretted uv many surviving inenu un - rf i - Solomon Koberts, George Willis, Francis and neighbors. C. Dixon, Alpheus W. Whitehurst, Valen tine Robinson, Samuel W. Chadwick, 1 nomas C Wallace. Dr. R. Roberts. Wm. C Uuon, Robert Wallace, Benja min Tolson, James M. .Mayo, Richari Jones. Ocracock, May 4th, 1838. Vain life is but an empty dream, And all on earth must taste the poisonous strc: Not men nor money hia hand can stay, But when commissioned he will slay. Like crowded forest trees we stands And some are marked to tall; . The axe will smite at God's command, And soon must smite us all. Com. More Indians in Georgia. The Geor gia Journal says : "A portion of the Indians that have been roaming at large in the upper part of r londa, have entered Georgia. They seem to have taken possession of the Oke- finoka swamp. On the 2?lh and 2S May last, a company of the Florida militia numbering between 30 and 40, encounter ed the Indians. The particulars of the bat tles which ensued, we have not learned. The few whites engaged were overpowered by a superior force, and compelled to re treat, with three of the number wounded, one supposed mortally. The number of Indian warriors is supposed to be upwards of one hundred. The last battle was fought on the Suwannee, in Wake county. Maj. Hopkins of Camden, has gone in pur suit of them, with a force which be has col lected at short notice." From the Washington Whig. WE the undersigned, Pilots, Masters and others, residing in the District of Oc racoke, having noticed a report made by Col. Kearney, of the Topographical En gineers, touching the nature and state of the navigation of this place, were much surprised that a person occupying so high a situation, should have made so many gross raistakes;and believing they are cal culated to mislead and interfere seriously with many persons interested in the com merce passing through this Inlet, now conceive it our imperative duty, as well as our interest, to state, that there has not been less than 12 feet water at low tide, and 15 feet at high tide on Ocracoke Bar at any oiie time since the June gale of 1825; and that for many years previous thereto, 11 feet at low tide and 13 to 14 at high tide was the most that could be carried Sporting Intelligence. The races over the Beacon Course at Hoboken, opposite the city of New York, commenced on Wednesday, the Oth inst. and continued tnree days. llie first two days, there were several handsome and interesting races. On Friday, an immense concourse of people, nearly 15.000 in number, were in attendance to witness the great four mile race.purse $1000. between Col. Johnson's ch, h. Boston, and Mr. McCargo's b. c. Duane; which was taken bv the fnrrnpr Duane won the first heat, lost the second oy aoout twelve inches, and the third by Turpentine, nan a lengtn. i ime, 7 52, 7 54, and 8 30. Wheat, Duane was th favorite, and after th Whiskey, ond heat, was sold for $12,000 to Mr. N. Friend, of New Jersey. t Tarborough and New York. JUNE 2C Bacon, Brandy, apple, Coffee, Corn, Cotton Cotton bam, Flour, Iron, Lard, Molasses, -Sugar, brown, Salt, T. I. per lb gallon fclb bushel lb ; yard barrel lb lb gallon bushel barrel bushel gallon Tarboro 8 10 100 125 13 1G Sew l'tf'k 10 Hi 50 8 20 $8 4i 8 50 10 CO 125 100 50 5a 8 23 9 5 10 55 12 G5 130 125 55 41 0 81 43 1-2 63 M 16 $3 3 n 23 Si 35 037 165 W 32 37 Another Steamboat Lost. The Steam boat Washington, on Lake Erie, on her way to Buffalo, New York, caught fire and was burned. About fifty persons per ished. A steamboat went out to her as sistance and saved many who would other wise have been lost. Abolition in Virginia, Some excite ment has been created in Arbemarle Co. Va. One black man has been arrested, and many rumors are afioat. Strong pat rols are kept up. Alex. Gaz. Jfovtxsn Arrival of the steam ships. The steam ship Great Western arrived at New York from Liverpool on the 17th inst. after a passage of only 14 days. The Sinus has also arrived from Cork, from whence she sailed oa the 31st May. Tjie highly important question of im mediately abolishing slavery in the British Colonies has been settled at least for the present, in the House of Commons. By Slate of North Carolina, EDGECOMBE C0UNTI. Court of Pleas and Quarter Session;, MAY TERM, 1S3S. George W. Killebrcwl vs. C OriginalMa Henry VV. Garrett, ) mml Isaac N01 fleet summoned as gnrniskee, an also levied on one Tract of Lane! ad joining the lands of Isaac Noifleet an other?, containing by estimation 3S0a cres, more or less. IT appearing to the satisfaction cf 11,2 Court, that Henry W. Garbett, t! defendant in this suit, is not a resident this State: It is therefore ordered, t"D publication be made for six weeks foe cessively in the Tarborough Pres?, noti'f ing said defendant that unless he appesrf the next term ol this Court, to be held on the fourth Monday in May next, at ir.e Court House in Tarborough, and answer, plead, or demur, judgment pro confe0 will be entered against him. .. Witness, Joseph Bell, Ckrk of s3itj Court, at office, the fourth Monday '!! May, 1S3S. JOS. BELL, C. C Price adv $55 00.
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